as if some of the clouds had been wiped away along a straight edge.
.It was probably just crepuscular rays* that happened to have very wide bands of light and shadow.
In my sky folder, and I found these images of more typical looking rays:
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On Monday evening, I followed a ray of light from the sunset in the west...
all the way across the sky...
to the east where subtle rays appeared to converge opposite the setting sun.
(The white dot is the moon.)
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| anti-solar crepuscular rays |
*It is interesting to note that although sun beams seem to radiate outwards, it is an illusion. Rays of sunlight are parallel to each other like rails on a train track that appear to converge at a vanishing point at the horizon.
See more sky images from around the world at Skywatch Friday.
Just Gorgeous! I love Arizona sunsets and sunrises and Arizona lightening storms. I miss Arizona so much!
ReplyDeleteThey are so gorgeous though, Diane! Have a great long weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou saw lots of unusual sky views, and they all made great photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting phenomena. It does look like a fold in the sky or a curtain separating two scenes. Magnificent skies!
ReplyDeleteExcellent collection of rays captures. Those first shots do look like something is missing.
ReplyDeletePiękne zdjęcia nieba. Nie widziałam jeszcze takiego zjawiska jak na pierwszych zdjęciach, niesamowite. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of the sky. I've never seen such a phenomenon as the first pictures, amazing. Yours.
Yeah!!! You're back:) I remember those that weird night. I think I got some shots from the downtown area.....beautiful stuff. Your shots are wonderful...and the best part is that you don't have any telephone wires in the shots:) Hope you have a nice Labor Day weekend. Chris
ReplyDeleteoh, these are very beautiful shots, Diane. those ray of lights are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI like very much the last pic... Illusion in nature! Very nice.
ReplyDeleteYou are so observant! I love seeing the world through your lens. :)
ReplyDeletevery striking photos of light patterns in the sky, nice!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photographs, I like to admire such views. In the sky we can observe wonderful images. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteWonderful !
ReplyDeleteDaughter saw the "Rays of light" the other day and asked me about them... I didn't really have an answer but I will be showing her this post !
We took some of the same cloud photos but from a different vantage points,
Your are beautiful, especially the forth one from the bottom. Fabulous !
cheers, parsnip
The last one is really fabulous.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous diversity...and educational, too! :-)
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like the sky in those first 3 photos... really amazing.
ReplyDeleteOH WOW---what gorgeous photos. Love your sky pictures especially the ones with sunbeams... AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Hugs,
Betsy
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ReplyDeleteIncrivelmente belo!
Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos.
Brasil.
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wow! catching my breath here...amazing sky captures...I love the first and the last one most...sigh...they are so beautiful I want to gaze at them all day...the fifth photo with the scattered clouds and rays make me think of heaven being a place on Earth...
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